When, Why and How to Use:
1) Internet Safety Tips for Kids and Teens can be used when first introducing the use of technology to children and teens. This website provides 10 essential tips for kids to remember when they are using the internet. Examples of these tips include; keeping personal information off the web, check with your parents when using certain internet places, use privacy settings, and never meet face to face with a person from the internet. Showing kids this website will remind them what to and not to do while using the internet. http://www.nationalcac.org/prevention/internet-safety-kids.html
2) Basic Internet Safety from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children first explores how the internet has changed in the past years and how much children are exposed to. Although the web has changed in many many great ways including being able to demonstrate creativity and connecting with people all over the world, the web has also become a sometimes dangerous place for children of all ages. This includes; cyber-bullying, inappropriate material, and online predators. The website also includes tips for when using the web and conversations parents and teachers can have with their children. Using this website can help families explain to the children how and why they should protect themselves when on the internet. http://www.netsmartz.org/internetsafety
3) Internet Safety from Kids Health gives many tips for families and children when the internet is being in use. These tips include chat room tips, personal information tips, and what children should and shouldn't do when using the web. These tips will help children understand what could happen when these types of information are put on the web and why they shouldn't go onto certain websites. http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html#
4) Internet Safety tips for Children and Teens is categorized into different parts of where and when children should be safe when on the web. Some of these include; personal information, screen names, photos, friends, researching, and bullying. These tips will be beneficial to students and children when using the web and what they should or should not do. It also gives some suggestions to who or where children should go to ask about certain things about the web. http://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/legal-notices/internet-safety-tips
5) "Why Schools Need to Teach Technology, Not Ban It!" is an article written by Tanya Avrith on the new ages of technology in and outside of the classroom. Avrith explains how her first year of teaching was a struggle to her but it was not then that the technology had taken a giant leap, but the year after that. Facebook was brand new and schools were nervous about all of the social media impact. However, with all of this technology schools should not ban technology but inform students about digital citizenship and how to use the technology present. By doing this, students will know what is appropriate to do while using it and can instead use it for academic uses. http://blog.edtechteam.com/2014/11/why-schools-need-to-teach-technology.html
When, Why and How to Use:
1) Internet Safety Tips for Kids and Teens can be used when first introducing the use of technology to children and teens. This website provides 10 essential tips for kids to remember when they are using the internet. Examples of these tips include; keeping personal information off the web, check with your parents when using certain internet places, use privacy settings, and never meet face to face with a person from the internet. Showing kids this website will remind them what to and not to do while using the internet.
http://www.nationalcac.org/prevention/internet-safety-kids.html
2) Basic Internet Safety from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children first explores how the internet has changed in the past years and how much children are exposed to. Although the web has changed in many many great ways including being able to demonstrate creativity and connecting with people all over the world, the web has also become a sometimes dangerous place for children of all ages. This includes; cyber-bullying, inappropriate material, and online predators. The website also includes tips for when using the web and conversations parents and teachers can have with their children. Using this website can help families explain to the children how and why they should protect themselves when on the internet.
http://www.netsmartz.org/internetsafety
3) Internet Safety from Kids Health gives many tips for families and children when the internet is being in use. These tips include chat room tips, personal information tips, and what children should and shouldn't do when using the web. These tips will help children understand what could happen when these types of information are put on the web and why they shouldn't go onto certain websites.
http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html#
4) Internet Safety tips for Children and Teens is categorized into different parts of where and when children should be safe when on the web. Some of these include; personal information, screen names, photos, friends, researching, and bullying. These tips will be beneficial to students and children when using the web and what they should or should not do. It also gives some suggestions to who or where children should go to ask about certain things about the web.
http://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/legal-notices/internet-safety-tips
5) "Why Schools Need to Teach Technology, Not Ban It!" is an article written by Tanya Avrith on the new ages of technology in and outside of the classroom. Avrith explains how her first year of teaching was a struggle to her but it was not then that the technology had taken a giant leap, but the year after that. Facebook was brand new and schools were nervous about all of the social media impact. However, with all of this technology schools should not ban technology but inform students about digital citizenship and how to use the technology present. By doing this, students will know what is appropriate to do while using it and can instead use it for academic uses.
http://blog.edtechteam.com/2014/11/why-schools-need-to-teach-technology.html